Dance Dance Revolution Song of the Day

Share.

If...you were...here with me, you would feel the way I do now...repeat twelve grillion times.

By IGN Staff

We like Dance Dance Revolution. We like it a great deal, and we plan to buy it soon. We hope that you like it as well, and also plan to buy it. But we know that you just might need a little encouragement.

Thus, in the coming weeks, we'll be presenting a daily feature spotlighting a new psx_qa@ign.com). And so, without further ado...

Konami's Line: If You Were Here first appeared in the Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix arcade and the Japanese PlayStation release of Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Remix. The female singer Jennifer is originally from Los Angeles, California. She was a studio musician until she met up with dance producer KAZOO. With his backup, she currently sings with remix team F.T.K., mainly working in Canada. Since this song was introduced in 2nd Mix, the difficulty level is set higher, assuming that players of 2nd Mix were already familiar with playing the original game. The very beginning of the song sounds like the classic rave songs from the early 90's, but then the song quickly turns into a 80's pop tune with the signature 80's style sounds (clangy noises, synthesizer beeps/tones, etc.). This can throw off your timing if you aren't paying attention. The lyrics keep the song flowing at a solid pace and will have you singing the chorus line in your head over and over.

DDR track each time out. Think of it in the tradition of our Smackdown Countdown, and the mighty Marc Nix's epic Pokemon of the Day, except with more interesting music. We hope we'll be able to make this a little more interesting than you might expect (again, like those other classics), so check it out each day, and send us your ideas if you happen to have any (try Easily a match for "Butterfly"

Reverend's Line: I always did wonder who Jennifer was. Now I know whose fault it is, that this hideous chorus has gotten stuck in my head like some hideous infection that ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT GO AWAY. Except I like it. But it won't go away. But it's just too catchy.

This is the nature of well-made pop music, I suppose (note that I do not call it "good," necessarily, I merely acknowledge the fine craftsmanship involved), and you can't deny that it's danceable, providing fine accompaniment to an interesting variety of steps. It starts like "Butterfly," goes through a little "Trip Machine" segment in the middle, and ends like Trick "Boom Boom Dollar," so if you think it's a little too easy in the beginning, you can look forward to getting socked about half a minute later. And then you come back, of course, because you have to hear that evil melody again...